Question

Let the Universal set be the letters a through j: U = (a, b, ..., i, jJ. Let A = (b, e, g, i), B = {a, b, e, f), and C = {a, e, i, ji) List the elemefits of the set An (BU C)

Answer 1

A ∩ (B U C) = {b , e , i}

Explanation:

A = {b , e , g , i}

B = {a , b , e , f}

C = {a , e , i , j}

We note B U C ,The union of the two sets B and C

which is the set that contains all elements

that are in B or in C .

The easiest way to determine B U C :

Step1 : (write all the elements of B and C side by side)

B U C = {a , b , e , f , a , e , i , j}

Step2 : (delete the repeated elements)

B U C = {a , b , e , f , i , j}

FINDING A ∩ (B U C) :

it’s the set of elements that exist in both sets

A and B U C simultaneously:

A = {b , e , g , i}

B U C = {a , b , e , f , i , j}

Then

A ∩ (B U C) = {b , e , i}